2024's Black Friday is in the books, but that doesn't mean the deals must stop. After all, we have until midnight on Cyber Monday before the price drops truly stop. As such, if you missed out on grabbing a new laptop for less on Black Friday, it's definitely not too late to snap one up now. If you want some inspiration, here's some; you can pick up a laptop that was released only five months ago at a $250 discount if you act fast.

The Cyber Monday weekend is here! Retailers have launched batches of deals to entice you to save on PC parts, network-attached storage (NAS) devices, mice, keyboards, laptops, and much more. We'll hunt down the best Cyber Monday deals over the coming days and shortlist only the discounts worth caring for. You won't find a single deal here that we wouldn't purchase ourselves whether you're in the market for a discounted laptop, CPU, GPU, storage drives, an SBC, or even some networking equipment. We'll have all the best Cyber Monday deals right here.

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Chat and messaging programs have come a long way since the days of MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, and ICQ. In recent years, Discord seems to be one of the most popular programs to use, especially for gamers. It has a lot of features, from voice and video calls to in-app streaming and file sharing. Discord's popularity comes from its ease of use, features, and massive communities it offers. These days, even a lot of manufacturers have their own Discord server, as it allows them to stay up to date with their customers and provide better support.

This beefy battery from Anker, which can keep all your gadgets charged while traveling, is on sale for its lowest price to date. | Image: Anker As a power-hungry tech journalist, I’m constantly on the lookout for good bargains on portable power to keep my devices charged while I’m traveling for work. So, I snapped up Anker’s 24,000mAh 737 Power Bank when I saw it on sale at Amazon for $73.99 — which is more than 50 percent off the original retail price. It’s also available directly from Anker for the same Black Friday low when you use promo code WS24SJHXE0JN at checkout.I’ve been looking for a good power bank that could simultaneously charge my MacBook Pro, iPhone, and headphones while on the go, and I’ve had my eye on the Anker 737 for a while. Its whopping 24,000 mAh battery means I can ditch my other less powerful power banks and seriously streamline my go-bag (although at... Continue reading…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images There’s no telling exactly what the new year and new administration in the US will bring. But there are likely big changes afoot in the world of tech, especially if President-elect Donald Trump enacts all the tariffs he threatened on the campaign trail. We don’t have a crystal ball that tells us exactly what may get pricier or by how much, but there are several categories of big-ticket products that are at serious risk of being priced out of reach for many folks.Trump said on Monday that he’d put “an additional 10 percent tariff above any additional tariffs” on all products coming in from China, after campaigning on the pledge to implement 60 percent tariffs on Chinese imports. A lot of tech products are imported from China, including... Continue reading…

Image: Elen Winata for The Verge Just because it’s Saturday doesn’t mean the deluge of deals on laptops, headphones, and other Verge-approved gadgets is letting up. Continue reading…

Have you ever come across a product that seemed too good to be true? That’s precisely how Sam Baker felt when he stumbled upon a crowdfunding campaign for a mouse with a flexible touchscreen OLED display. This mouse could be programmed with custom shortcuts for different apps. Imagine a hybrid between a mouse and a peripheral like the Elgato Stream Deck Neo.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a better tablet for $249.99 than the 10th-gen iPad. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple may have announced a new iPad Mini just over a month ago, but if all you want is a basic tablet for entertainment purposes, it’s probably not worth forking out $499 for Apple’s latest tablet. In fact, unless you’re clamoring for Apple Intelligence or a pint-sized form factor, the 10th-gen iPad will suffice. Thankfully, it’s still on sale at Amazon with Wi-Fi and 64GB of storage starting at $249.99 ($100 off) when you clip the on-page coupon, which drops the tablet to its best price to date.The A14 Bionic processor in the entry-level iPad isn’t as snappy as the Mini’s A17 Pro chip, but it offers more than enough power for streaming, browsing the web, and video chatting. The iPad can also last up to 10 hours or more when doing... Continue reading…

In a world where privacy is becoming more and more of a hot topic issue, you may have heard that running your own email server will help you reach a new level of digital independence. There are other benefits too, but it's not all good. There are both a lot of reasons to run your own email server and to not run your own email server, and these are some of the most important points to consider.

Image: Epic Games Fortnite’s most recent virtual concert was supersized in multiple ways. Unlike previous events, which focused on specific artists like Ariana Grande or Metallica, this one featured a cast of four different artists: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and the late Juice WRLD. And it turned each one of the large lineup into a kaiju-sized performer, while also integrating deep cuts of Fortnite lore and providing a tease of what’s next for the game.Things started out at Snoop Dogg’s compound, which has been at the center of the battle royale map since the beginning of November. From there, a gigantic version of the rapper performed, before whisking players away into space for another song. In fact, the event constantly moved around: up next was... Continue reading…

Everybody knows about Intel's CPU woes nowadays. The 14900K in particular has been a bit of a flop, and its helped to unearth problems with the 13900K, too. On top of that, Arrow Lake is fairly mediocre, leading Intel into a pretty bad place all things considered. If you're thinking of picking up a 14900K though, don't, as these CPUs will be a lot better depending on what you need.